A STOCKPORT bus worker has jetted off to Spain after scooping £3.9m on the National Lottery.

Paul Tunnicliffe went from night foreman to multi-millionnaire overnight after winning the jackpot with a one-off 'lucky dip' ticket.

Colleagues say the long-serving Stagecoach employee, who was based at the bus company's depot on King Street West, had been watching a football match and had gone out to buy some more drinks from an off-licence.

He decided to put his £1 in change towards a single National Lottery ticket and was amazed to find out later that he had won the jackpot of £3,911,229.

Mr Tunnicliffe, who is married and thought to be in his late thirties, has since left his job at the Stagecoach depot following the recent win and has flown out to Spain where he is believed to be celebrating his new-found wealth.

Former workmates say they were shocked when they found out, but wish him all the best.

One colleague, who did not wish to be named, said: "Paul was a committed and hard worker and we are all really thrilled for him.

"He is lucky to have scooped this amount, but he deserves it. We wish him all the best."

He added: "As soon as he found out he had won he packed in his job and said he was going to go out and buy a BMW! I don't blame him."